Invercargill’s first cabaret festival ever has started – and the fun is set to carry on all week. Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret kicked off on Friday (August 11), with headliner Ali Harper performing for an on-stage, cabaret-style audience at the city’s Civic Theatre. Invercargill City Council Venues Manager Jason Wade said the gala opening […]
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Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret – Michael Kuresa review
It should not come as a surprise that Michael Kuresa relished his time under the lights during his performance at the newly renamed and glammed-up Wikitoria venue. True, this was a night of several firsts, and there were moments where the young Southland songwriter, singer and musician admitted he was blowing off some nerves, but […]
Read More >ILT gives further $500,000 for new museum
Invercargill’s new museum has been given another funding boost of $500,000 from ILT, bringing the organisation’s total funding commitment to $1 million. ILT Group originally announced funding support of $500,000 for the Invercargill City Council’s project to rebuild Invercargill’s museum in April, and this month announced its further support. The project, dubbed Project 1225 to […]
Read More >Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret – Ali Sings Judy Garland
The first-ever Upstage: Invercargill Festival of Cabaret has started with a bang. The nine-day festival kicked off with headliner Ali Harper performing for an on-stage, cabaret-style audience at the city’s Civic Theatre. The scene was set right from the start: bubbles and canapés in the foyer, with a side of daring aerial hoop feats performed […]
Read More >Wikitoria Room provides new space and place at theatre
The Civic Theatre is reimagining its spaces to provide better opportunities for both performers and audiences. The first floor of the Civic Theatre has always been home to a large reception room, which has now been transformed into a theatrette. Invercargill City Council venues manager Jason Wade said the space meant the grand old dame […]
Read More >Configure: HOME – “tender and delightful”
Configure: HOME has seen the space at He Waka Tuia on Don St transformed into a paeon of the female form and the rich, oft-forgotten inner life women both enjoy and endure. Configure: Home is the fourth in a series of exhibitions that began with a simple premise – to examine the relationships between feminist […]
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